HEX atlas value

#DFE5A9

#DFE5A9 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 223, 229, 169, HSL 66, 54%, 78%, has luminance 0.7459, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#DFE5A9 Sample readable text

HEX #DFE5A9

RGB rgb(223, 229, 169)

HSL hsl(66 54% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 26, 10)

Luminance 0.7459

Contrast Black 15.92:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-dfe5a9: #DFE5A9;
.background-dfe5a9 { background-color: #DFE5A9; }
.text-dfe5a9 { color: #DFE5A9; }

Luminance0.7459

Black text15.92:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#DFE5A9","rgb":[223,229,169],"hsl":[66,54,78],"cmyk":[3,0,26,10],"luminance":0.7459,"contrast":{"black":15.92,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9FAEF","hex":"#F9FAEF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.95,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E9F29C","hex":"#E9F29C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.65,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.98,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/dfe5a9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AFA9E5","analogous":["#E5CDA9","#C1E5A9"],"triadic":["#A9DFE5","#E5A9DF"],"tetradic":["#A9E5CD","#AFA9E5","#E5A9C1"],"splitComplementary":["#A9C1E5","#CDA9E5"],"monochromatic":["#F9FAEF","#DFE5A9","#C5D062"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9FAEF","dark":"#C5D062","saturated":"#E9F29C","desaturated":"#D5D9B5","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":15.329709716755891},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":20.09975124224178},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":25.15949125081825},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":31.591137997862628},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":31.670175244226233}]

HEX meaning and use

About #DFE5A9

#DFE5A9 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #DFE5A9 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 223, 229, and 169, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 54% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7459, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.33, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.92:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #DFE5A9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9FAEF#000000 text · best 19.95:1#F9FAEF

#E9F29C#000000 text · best 17.65:1#E9F29C

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Wheat#000000 text · best 15.98:1#F5DEB3

Generated Palette

#DFE5A9#DFE5A9

#AFA9E5#AFA9E5

#E5CDA9#E5CDA9

#C1E5A9#C1E5A9

#F9FAEF#F9FAEF

#C5D062#C5D062

Color Harmonies

#AFA9E5#AFA9E5

#E5CDA9#E5CDA9

#C1E5A9#C1E5A9

#A9DFE5#A9DFE5

#E5A9DF#E5A9DF

Variants

#F9FAEF#F9FAEF

#C5D062#C5D062

#E9F29C#E9F29C

#D5D9B5#D5D9B5

White#FFFFFF

#F8FFB8#F8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Mica#D8C7B0

Oat#D8CAB8

#DFE5A9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #DFE5A9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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